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Pronouns الضمائر : Summed Up Posted by Fisal on Mar 28, 2011
Pronouns are definite nouns. They refer to different persons. ( The First Person المتكلم / The Second Person المخاطب / The Third Person الغائب ) Pronouns refer to nouns or replace them. Pronoun Types: Visible بارز / Invisible مستتر Visible Pronoun: Separable منفصل / Inseparable (suffix) متصل Separable Pronoun Cases: Subject مبتدأ / فاعل / Object مفعول Inseparable Pronoun Cases: Subject فاعل مرفوع /…
Definite Nouns : Pronouns (2) الضمائر Posted by Fisal on Mar 26, 2011
Last time we discussed the definition of pronouns and learnt about the first type of the Visible Pronouns. Today we look at the second type of the visible pronouns. Type (2) of the Visible Pronouns (2) The Attached (Suffix) Pronoun الضمير المتصل This type has THREE sub-categories according to the job each does in…
Definite Nouns : Pronouns (1) الضمائر Posted by Fisal on Mar 25, 2011
A pronoun is a noun or word that refers to any of the three persons; 1- The first person pronouns ضمائر المتكلم referring to the person speaking. 2- The second person pronouns ضمائر المخاطب referring to the person addressed. 3- The third person pronouns ضمائر الغائب referring to the absent person or thing. Types…
Definite Demonstrative Nouns in Arabic Posted by Fisal on Mar 23, 2011
A new type of Arabic definite nouns to look at is the Demonstrative Nouns. These Nouns are definite by themselves because they Refer to a definite person, thing or place. They are referring words. In English, these are called Demonstrative Adjectives or Adverbs of Place but in Arabic, they are Nouns. Arabic has three numbers…
Definite Nouns with (AL-) (الاسم المعرف بـ (الـ Posted by Fisal on Mar 21, 2011
As we discussed in a previous post that Definite nouns have SEVEN Types, today we are going to look closely at the second type of them. (2) The definite Noun starting with Al- الاسم الذى يبدأ بـ الـ In Arabic, an indefinite noun can turn into a definite noun by adding the two letters prefix…
Definite Nouns المعارف : Proper Nouns اسم العلم Posted by Fisal on Mar 19, 2011
As we discussed in the last post that Definite nouns have Seven Types, today we are going to look closely at one of them. (1) The Proper Noun اسم العلم The Proper Noun is the definite noun that refers to a specific name of someone or something or some place. It is the given name…
The Noun الاسم : Definite المعرفة & Indefinite النكرة Posted by Fisal on Mar 18, 2011
Arabic nouns are either definite or indefinite. The Indefinite Noun الاسم النكرة It is the noun which refers to a common and non-specific noun;(person, animal, thing …etc.). It can be given to any member under that category of nouns. So, when you say an indefinite noun, you really don’t mean someone or something definite. Examples…